Support the Troops Scholarships

We’re pleased to share details of the Support Our Troops scholarships available for families of currently serving Canadian Armed Forces members or veterans.

What’s available:

• Seven $10K scholarships for full-time students
• One $6.5K scholarship, for a full-time student
• Three $5K scholarships, open to full-time and part-time students
• Eleven $1K scholarships, open to full-time and part-time students
• One $500 scholarship, open to full-time and part-time students

Registration Opens: April 25

Apply by: July 25

To apply, you’ll need:

• proof of enrolment in a post-secondary program
• a current resume
• your most recent transcript
• a letter of recommendation from a professor, academic advisor, or community leader
• an essay (max. 500 words) describing the impact of military life and the importance of a scholarship

Scholarships will be announced by August 15.

Thanks to the following organizations for funding these scholarships: BMO Bank of Montreal, The Winnipeg Jets, Natasha’s Wood Foundation, Alberta and Manitoba License Plate Program, Elite Roofing, Signarama, The Benedict Kachmar Family, and Jarrod Anderson.

For more information and application criteria, click here

(Note: You need a CFOne number to apply, so if you don’t have a CF One card yet, go get one—they’re free!)

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: PEI MFRC is hosting two great virtual sessions on scholarships. Our Virtual Scholarship Program is so popular and participants keep telling us how successful they are in earning scholarship money that we are offering it again. We’re once again partnering with Brittany Palmer (owner of www.keytoscholarships.com) who has earned more than $50,000 in scholarships to help her to graduate debt free from Simon Fraser University. Join us May 28 at 300pm AST, where she will be teaching us about the myths and facts of scholarship applications. She will also be giving a full workshop on how to write the winning scholarship essay.

Then, on May 30 at 730pm AST, participants will have the opportunity to ask questions of organizations that offer scholarships to CAF, VAC, Reservist, and First Responders and their families. To date we have confirmed the following: Support our Troops, Wounded Warriors, The Natasha’s Wood Foundation, and The Royal Canadian Legion – PEI local branch.